The Gods Will Not Save You: The Wire Revisited

Author: William Romano-Pugh & Jacob van der Wilk

A deep read of each and every episode of the HBO series, "The Wire." Hosted by Jacob van der Wilk and William Romano-Pugh. Intro and outro music by MostArt. Podcast logo design by Andrey Tesnes.
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Season 1, Episode 2, "The Detail"
Episode 2
Monday, 13 March, 2023

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! Willy and Jacob get right into discussing episode 2, which sees the ramifications of William Gant's execution as McNulty and Bunk try to tie it to the detail's goal of bringing down the Barksdale organization. Other material covered includes Jacob's David Simon "grand chicken conspiracy" and an in-depth discussion of some of the pillars of The Wire's cinematic style with references to "Style in the Wire," an incredible video essay by a Norwegian academic named Erlend Lavik. We hope you enjoy, and as always, please hit those like and subscribe buttons!